Crush With Eyeliner
Crush With Eyeliner

R.E.M. - Crush With Eyeliner Lyrics

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May 16, 2014
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Crush With Eyeliner Music Video

Crush With Eyeliner Lyrics

I know you
I know you've seen her
She's a sad tomato
She's three miles of bad road
Walking down the street
Will I never meet her?
She's a real woman-child
Oh, my kiss breath turpentine

I am smitten
I'm the real thing (I'm the real thing)
Have you seen her come around?
My crush with eyeliner

I'm in like
I'm infatuated
It's all too much, the pressure
She's all that I can take
What position should I wear?
Cop an attitude? (you fake her)
How can I convince her? (fake her)
That I'm invented too, yeah

I am smitten
I'm the real thing (I'm the real thing)
We all invent ourselves
And, uh, you know me

She's a sad tomato
She's three miles of bad road
She's her own invention (she's her own invention)
That gets me in the throat
What can I make myself be?
Life is strange, yeah (life is strange)
What can I make myself be? (fake her)
To make her mine?

I am smitten
I'll do anything (I'll do anything)
A kiss breath turpentine
My crush with eyeliner

I am smitten
You know me (yeah, you know me)
I could be your Frankenstein
My crush with eyeliner
I am smitten
I'm the real thing (I'm the real thing)
Won't you be my valentine?
My crush with eyeliner

Writer(s): Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Michael Mills, Michael Stipe
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Who provides backing vocals on 'Crush With Eyeliner'?

    Thurston Moore, the guitarist from Sonic Youth, provides backing vocals on 'Crush With Eyeliner.'

  2. Which album features 'Crush With Eyeliner'?

    'Crush With Eyeliner' is featured on R.E.M.'s ninth studio album, 'Monster,' released in 1994.

  3. What inspired Michael Stipe to write 'Crush With Eyeliner'?

    Michael Stipe was inspired by the New York Dolls and their ability to exaggerate songs, making them sound sleazy and over the top.

  4. When did Michael Stipe start writing 'Crush With Eyeliner'?

    'Crush With Eyeliner' was one of the first songs Michael Stipe wrote after a five-month period of writer's block following the death of his friend, actor River Phoenix, in 1993.

  5. Who directed the music video for 'Crush With Eyeliner'?

    The music video for 'Crush With Eyeliner' was directed by Spike Jonze and features a group of Japanese teens dancing and lip-synching to the song.

  6. What other well-known songs are mentioned in the same context as 'Crush With Eyeliner' in the articles?

    'Crush With Eyeliner' is mentioned alongside R.E.M.'s 'Man On the Moon,' Gotye's 'Somebody That I Used To Know,' and songs by artists like Bono, Bruce Springsteen, and OutKast in the provided articles.

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